Pope admits Church sin at start of four-day visit
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the Catholic Church’s responsibility for a string of child sex abuse scandals stretching back decades. Speaking on the papal flight en-route
Garry Mann loses extradition battle
Garry Mann, a former firefighter from Kent, was due to be flown to Lisbon on Wednesday to begin a two-year prison sentence for his alleged part in riots in Albufeira
Large public works projects on hold
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Ten former finance ministers from both the PSD and PS parties remained tight-lipped on Monday following a two-hour meeting with President Cavaco Silva over the perilous
British politics is “less relevant” than 10 years ago
The British elections could pass over the heads of the Portuguese because Britain has lost its relevance on the European stage, according to a top Portuguese political analyst and commentator.
Volkswagen plans to up production as crisis lessens
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Car producer Volkswagen Autoeuropa believes that optimistic signs for recovery in the international car market may mean that it can up production by 20 per cent
Cliffhanger
A nailbiting last home game of the season against Varzim at the weekend may have laid the foundations for bringing top class football back to Portimão for the first time
Feel the love
Embrace sexual diversity at the Allove Festival on May 14 and 15 at the Fatacil in Lagoa. This is the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender festival ever held in
Economists Warn Cavaco Silva
Special Report by Chris Graeme chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com A group of leading economists and former finance ministers is to meet with President Cavaco Silva on Monday to warn him that Portugal simply
New international Dutch school
By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com Dutch residents celebrated Queen’s Day on May 1 during an open day held at the soon-to-open O4M international Dutch school located between Ferragudo and Sesmarias. More
Demolition of illegal coastal buildings starts
Demolition of houses illegally built on Fuzeta Island began on April 28 as part of the Polis Litoral Ria Formosa programme for the development of the Ria Formosa area. The

